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Tilman Riemenschneider
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German sculptor and woodcarver (c.1460–1531)
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Tilman Riemenschneider was a male sculptor and wood carver from the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Heilbad Heiligenstadt in 1460, he worked during the German Renaissance movement. His professional activity spanned from 1475 until 1531. He spoke and wrote in German.
Riemenschneider died in Würzburg on July 17, 1531, and was buried in Wurzburg Cathedral. His works are held in the collections of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. He is described by sources including The Catholic Encyclopedia, the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1460, Heiligenstadt im Eichsfeld , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- ( 1531-07-07 ) 7 July 1531, Würzburg , Holy Roman Empire
- Occupation
- sculptor
- Years active
- c. 1473 until 1527
- Known for
- limewood altarpieces
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tilman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Holy Roman Empire
- Place of birth
- Heilbad Heiligenstadt
- Place of death
- Würzburg
- Languages spoken
- German
- Field of work
- wood carving
- Movement
- German Renaissance
- Image
- 00 3363 Bamberg - Dom (Riemenschneideraltar).jpg
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- Commons category
- Tilman Riemenschneider
- date of death
- 1531-07-07
- date of birth
- 1460-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Tilman Riemenschneider
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- Tilman Riemenschneider
- name in native language
- Tilman Riemenschneider
- place of burial
- Wurzburg Cathedral
- has works in the collection
- The Cloisters
- start of work period
- 1475-01-01
- end of work period
- 1531-01-01
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Tilman Riemenschneider, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Man of Sorrows
Praying (Mary with body of Christ)
Tilman Riemenschneider, detail from the Kaisergrab, Bamberg Cathedral
Tilman Riemenschneider, Christ, Twelve messenger altar from Windsheim, Heidelberg
Coat of arms at the Riemenschneider Headstone, Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Cathedral of St. Peter and St. George, Bamberg
Tilmann Riemenschneider, St. Jacobus d.
Tilman Riemenschneider, detail from the Kaisergrab, Bamberg Cathedral
Tilman Riemenschneider, Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Altar of the Church of Hergots, Creglingen
Tilman Riemenschneider, Christ with disciples, Twelve messenger altar from Windsheim, Heidelberg
Tilmann Riemenschneider, Headstone of the Knight Eberhard von Grumbach, Würzburg
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Tilman Riemenschneider, Adam, Marienkapelle, Würzburg
Tilman Riemenschneider, Johannes, Mainfränkisches Museum, Würzburg
Tilmann Riemenschneider, grave of St. Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Retabel, Munich City
Tilman Riemenschneider, Annunciation to Mary, Altar of the Church of the Lord, Creglingen
Tilmann Riemenschneider, grave of St. Mary Magdalene, Magdalene Retabel, Munich City
Tilman Riemenschneider, Detail from the Winning of Christ, Church of the former Cistercian monastery, Maidbronn
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Tilman Riemenschneider, Christ from the Wine, Church of the former Cistercian monastery, Maidbronn
Tilman Riemenschneider, Annunciation to Mary, Altar of the Church of the Lord, Creglingen
Tilman Riemenschneider, Madonna, Bark Museum, Frankfurt
Tilman Riemenschneider, detail from the last sacrament, Heiligblut-Retabel, St. Jacob’s Priest, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Tilmann Riemenschneider, Headstone of the Knight Konrad von Schaumberg, Würzburg
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Church of St. Jacob, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Tilman Riemenschneider, Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Altar of the Church of Hergots, Creglingen
Tilman Riemenschneider, Christ from the Wine, Church of the former Cistercian monastery, Maidbronn
Tilman Riemenschneider, apostle group, altar of the Church of Hergods, Creglingen
Tilman Riemenschneider, detail from the Kaisergrab, Bamberg Cathedral
Altar baby’s house
Mary of Annunciation
Madonna with Child
Annenaltar from Rothenburg
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Encyclopedic overview
Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. A master in limewood and stone, he was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Late Gothic, to which he essentially belonged, and Northern Renaissance art. He was also a local politician in the council of Würzburg.
Most of his subjects are religious, including several very large and spectacular carved wood altarpieces, as well as tombs in stone, and statues. He was largely forgotten soon after his death, but rediscovered by art historians in the 19th century.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tilman Riemenschneider” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.